英语听力:美语听力与发音技巧 第16期

2011-05-06 14:16:30 美语问句前缀

listen 16
发布时间:2005-08-19
美语听力与发音技巧 第16期(附加问句的语调)

Welcome to Daily Tips on Learning English. Today’s tip is on the intonation of tag questions.
Tag questions are used in two very different ways, and the difference depends on whether you use a rising or falling pitch at the end of the tag question. One way tag questions are used is to get your listener to agree with you about something you think is a fact, or must be true.
If you think a lady is beautiful, you say, “She is beautiful, isn’t she?ㄋ” You expect the listener to say, “Yes, she is.” If you know a man is not rich, you say, “He isn’t rich, is he?ㄋ” You expect the listener to say, “No, he isn’t.” When you use a tag question to get your listener to agree, you must use a falling intonation. “She is beautiful, isn’t she?ㄋ” “He isn’t rich, is he?ㄋ”
The other way tag questions are used is to ask for information. You don’t know the answer, so you ask in a question. “She is beautiful, isn’t she?ㄊ” “He isn’t rich, is he?ㄊ” when you really don’t know the answer, you should use a rising intonation. So, “He isn’t rich, is he?ㄋ” you know that he isn’t rich. But, “He isn’t rich, is he?ㄊ” you don’t know whether he is rich or not.
Listen to another example. “You like Taiwan, don’t you?ㄊ” “You like Taiwan, don’t you?ㄋ”
So remember to use the proper intonation when you use tag questions.
This has been today’s daily tip on learning English. Tune in tomorrow for another tip.

《美语听力与发音技巧 第16期》由出国留学网liuxue86.com编辑整理
分享

热门关注

英语六级听力分值分布情况

六级听力分值

英语听力技巧有哪些

英语听力

英语听力如何提高方法

英语听力提高方法

英语听力怎么才能快速提高

关于英语听力

英语听力练习的有效方法

英语听力练习

英语听力反应不过来怎么办 有哪些办法

英语听力反应不过来办法

热门问答